Sexual offending on elderly women: A review

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-138

  Ball, Hadrian N ^a  

^a Norvic Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gerontophilia; Rape; Sexual assault; Sexual offending

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBSERVATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; THEORETICAL MODEL; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 23944509078     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940412331290076     Document Type: Review

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